ERIC/RCS: How Well Does the Average American Read? Some Facts, Figures, and Opinions.

Monteith, Mary K.

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ERIC Number: EJ225386

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Publication Date: 1980-Feb

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ERIC/RCS: How Well Does the Average American Read? Some Facts, Figures, and Opinions.

Monteith, Mary K.

Journal of Reading, v23 n5 p460-64 Feb 1980

Reviews research on the average reading level in the United States, on how well the average American needs to read, and on what the average American can and does read. (MKM)

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Literacy, Literacy, National Surveys, Readability, Reading Achievement, Reading Habits, Reading Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; ERIC Publications

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United States

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